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illimitable

illimitable

1 9.9
An amount or space that has no end and cannot be measured
  • adjective
  • /ɪˈlɪmɪtəbl/
  • Literature
translation icon : ilimitado
  • The vast universe feels illimitable, stretching far beyond what we can see.
  • illimitable freedom

And push nature back and extend ourselves out into the unknown and confront the potential that's there in the illimitable quantities.

Examples

  • On founding the University of Virginia, Thomas Jefferson stated that "this institution will be based on the illimitable freedom of the human mind."

    Academic text (1990)
  • And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The Queen-in-Parliament is sovereign and illimitable.

    Academic text (1994)
  • "And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death "held illimitable dominion over all."

  • O eternal Immensity, what illimitable expansion have I seen in Thee?

    Blog text (27)
  • The Chippewa earth is traditionally conceived of as an island in itself, floating in a round, illimitable ocean.

    Academic text (1997)
  • P55 Plotinus asks how we should conceive of the illimitable.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Stared into the illimitable gulf of the unknown... the Stygian world yawning blackly beyond.

  • It is useless, of course, to dwell upon my joy—upon my transport—upon my illimitable ecstasy of heart.

    Academic text (1999)
  • However, in the century since Wilson brooded about the emergence of "an intricate society," our big country has acquired a big government that seems to foster dependence and inflames incontinent appetites, including appetites for government provision of illimitable wants.

    Academic text (1996)

Synonyms

limitless
vsillimitable
41 4.0

Very large and without any end

is about having no boundary rather than only hard to judge
immeasurable
vsillimitable
14 5.5

So large or great you cannot say how big

focuses on absence of boundary rather than just being hard to judge
incalculable
vsillimitable
13 8.1

Too great to measure or count

stresses being without border or end rather than merely hard to compute
unbounded
vsillimitable
4 6.3

Not limited in amount or size

is about lack of edges rather than mere difficulty in judging
inestimable
vsillimitable
3 8.6

So great that you cannot measure its value

is about having no border or end rather than only vastness
unmeasurable
vsillimitable
1 6.2

Too large or without clear limits to say how big it is

means lack of boundary or end rather than only being unexpressible
unquantifiable
vsillimitable
1 7.8

Impossible to measure or show with a number

is broader, meaning no border or end rather than only lacking numbers
measureless
vsillimitable
  • Literature
1 7.5

Very large in size or number with no clear limit

highlights absence of border or end rather than only size difficulty
imponderable
vsillimitable
  • Formal
1 9.2

Hard to predict or measure exactly

is stronger, meaning without border or end rather than just uncertain
unmeasured
vsillimitable
1 6.4

Something that has no clear limit

is broader, meaning without border or end rather than merely undetermined
immensurable
vsillimitable
9.9

Too great to measure

places emphasis on being without border rather than measurement impossibility
incomputable
vsillimitable
  • Specialized
9.9

Too hard to calculate or measure

focuses on absence of boundary rather than being only uncomputable
unfigurable
vsillimitable
  • Specialized
9.9

Not able to be measured in numbers

refers more widely to having no border or end rather than numeric limits
nonmeasurable
vsillimitable
7.2

You cannot give a number or amount for it

is about lacking a border or end rather than only measurement problems

How Limitless

illimitable
  • Literature
1 9.9
boundless
27 5.0
unlimited
173 1.5
limited
393 2.5

Surface Forms

illimitable positive

Morphology

illimitable = limit (transparent) = il + limit + able

The prefix 'il-' negates the base word 'limit', creating the meaning 'without limits'.

Etymology

Illimitable begins with in- meaning 'not' and uses limit meaning 'boundary' or 'edge'. So, illimitable literally means 'not having a boundary', which is why we use it for something 'without limits' or too large to measure.